My Dad bought a 1970 Buick Electra brand new. All the bells and whistles, just gorgeous inside and out. I wish you all could have seen these cars when they were brand new. I was 11 years old when he purchased it. Man, I loved riding in it, and driving it when I got my license in 1975.

These cars used to be everywhere. Back when I was in grade school in the early 70s, the mother of a friend of mine had this exact car in green. I wasn't a fan of the styling as a kid, but they're growing on me now. Guess I'm getting old. Glad you're bringing it back to life.

It's been said that the torque of the 70 455 Buick was not matched until the Viper V10. I took my first driver test in a 70 Buick Limited with a 455 and it was a constant struggle to not spin the rear wheels!

Sounds like a really good engine! My brother had a Regal with a 455 .That thing screamed !

Looking forward to a follow up on this. What a beautiful start up. If that car had a soul it would probably give you the biggest and warmest hug ever

Back in the day, these were called "Deuce and a Quarter", and also pimpmobile and ghetto cruiser. Very wide whitewalls, curb feelers, and both a jet wing tv antenna and car phone antenna, and flying lady hood ornament, and you're pretty fly for a white guy.

I had a 69 Electra with a 430 in it. It rode great -- as smooth as any Cadillac, got great mileage (25+ hwy) and went like hell.

I had the Buick Electra 225 Convertible with the 455 4 brl. Great Car. Lots of power & comfort.

what a cool Saturday night cruiser. You scored well my friend. I would have the biggest grin on my face cruising around town in that land yacht.

Love the Buicks. I have two '69 Wildcats, one I've had since 1983.Keep up the good work!

I think you've got a winner there. Don't worry about the see through floor pan, that's an optional all organic air conditioner. It was a rare factory option. I remember my dad bought a 1975 Buick Electra 225 brand new, got it home and it was to long for the garage. He had the garage lengthened on one side so the garage door could close.

What about a bit of lube when the plugs are out

Wow! Very cool find man! Your a lucky dog! I love those big old luxury rigs. 4 door ones and all! Im hoping someday I get half as lucky. Im excited to watch you get this one on the road

Nice to see you get it running so quick! Love these old cars! Great job!

I owned one back in the day. Great car. To clarify that’s 370hp, 510 ft-lbs torque.

This car made me think about my Dad, he had a 4 door 1970 Buick Electra 225 when he passed in 87, he loved that car, this really brought back good memories.

MAN AT 6:17 WHEN THAT DOOR CLICKED AND SHUT SO EFFORTLESSLY JUST SENT ME TO PURE CLASSIC HEAVEN. ( NICE!.)

New subscriber here! Loved this video..... I love seeing guys resurrect these old tanks. They're so much more interesting and just cooler than new cars. Can't wait to see the next video from you!

In 1976 we had a 73 Electra park Ave, blue/blue 455, pillowed valor, that car was the best riding car I've ever driven. Thanks for the memory.

Wonderful to see your excitement when the old girl came to life . Over here in the UK we hardly ever see cars like that. Fantastic to see you get that running . I hope she gets another shot at life on the roads . Great video . Subbed already . Best wishes from the UK .

Well I'll be dipped! Surprised she started so easily. I'm pondering on putting a 455 into my 78 electra, lovely car but lacks a bit of oomph.. looking forward to the updates on this lovely car

The 70 Electra was a very strong, comfortable ass-wupper. I had a 70 4 door with a stage I cam...it moved pretty well, it surprised a few. I worked with a guy who had a 70 Electra 2 door post, with a 3.23 posi. He would go up against 383 mopar's (Chargers and Bee's) pretty often, and would take them, not the 440's though..he was just too heavy.

My dad had a four door, it was green (they offered two greens that year) black vinyl top, with black interior with a 455. Loved that car, I was about 16 years out, use to clean it up on a Saturday and was it a job, a lot of steel on four wheels. Great find.

My old 74 Impala had an ignition cylinder like that. I could pull the key out while the engine was running.

I love these old Buicks too. First car was a 73 Century Luxus w/350 2V. Thanks for sharing this with us!

Almost sounded like Christine. Great to see the old classics brought back to life.

I have a 76' 4 door Buick Electra. I've been wanting to get it running for years. This has made my morning! Thanks for the motivation brother!

My dad had a four door 225. That thing was huge. Me and my brother could sleep in the windowsill in the back. I’m trying to find one now. Awesome video.

While it's true the drop in compression did cause some power loss, it wasn't as much as the numbers imply. By '72 all manufactures switched from gross horsepower ratings to net ratings. This required running an air filter, exhaust, and full accessory drive. That was also the beginning of the fuel crisis so it was to their advantage to advertise numbers that suggested better milage.

Awesome video, fantastic car. Great video man. Wish I had the chance of getting something old like that, my tinker vehicle is a 01 pathfinder lol. These cars are so easy to fix.

Wow. I did not expect that to be a 2 door. I don’t recall many two door large Buick land yachts floating around in my youth. And you’re right, the sound of door closing is very much "quality". Glad you’re stoked to get it back on the road. Perhaps just a shot alternator+age got it parked. Don’t have to worry about feeling bumps hit the spine!! A 76 Olds Delta 88 Royale 455 is still the best pre-owned car I’ve ever had. Multiple people drove it up to 300k and it never used oil, never leaked, always started, except setting out one morning and actually 30 below zero, but just needed a little boost start. Who can grouse on that. Was an awesome sled!! It was so cold the brake master cylinder was froze stiff, I had to pump them and drive slowly around town and sure they worked normally before hitting the highway. I had several Olds/Pontiac from the 80’s, quality was low by then in comparison. MANY had cold temp power steering problems, basically lock up or very stubborn to turn. Some rack and pinion O-ring issue I heard. I’m forever surprised no class action lawsuit was ever done. Headliners hanging in your hair. Cheap plastic parts breaking. Earliest fuel injection was not very good, had issues. There is no wonder why very reliable Japanese cars moved on in. But the earliest of those were rust buckets, that put them in junkyards, not worn out drivetrains. Quite a few Big Three in 60’s and early 70’s were world class cars. Maybe mid-seventies. 80’s stunk. Enjoy your sled and cleaning it up, getting it able to be a daily driver. Looks like a lot of fun. Hope the mold/mildew can be rid of.

This is great. You do all the work. And we watch this and enjoy it. Thanks 👍 for the share

I just learned so much in this video. You my friend are awesome. I got a 66 Rivera with a 455 sitting in the back yard that hasn't been started in over 10 years. I feel like i have a punchers chance at seeing if she fires up now. EXCITED! You just earned a sub. BTW i got a 65 2 door Wildcat with a numbers matching 401 nailhead as well. Maybe i need to make a video or two. God bless

Hey buddy, first time viewer. As soon as I saw the Electra 225, just had to check out your channel. I have a ‘73 deuce and a quarter, for 22 years now. I love this car. I’ll send you a picture if you are interested. Love the old Buicks. Big Al.

Absolutely!..1970 was the best year for the Buick 455!...I scored one out of a rotted out 70 Riv...and it's been through 4 cars so far, tearing up the rear tires on each one!

You're a luck guy, great video. Keep her original, keep the vinyl top. I been a car enthusiast all my life, and I have a soft spot for classic cars, luxury cars more than anything. My dream car is a 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood or Sedan Deville. When I see "Saving Classic Car" videos and I hear the engine first start in years, it always put a big smile on my face. 😊

I worked on the assembly line at the Buick engine plant in Flint MI in 1970. 50/50 Chance I helped build this engine. I knew exactly how they went together.

Wow, that trunk popped so easily. That car is a great find. I've got a green LeSabre, but it was a cheap repaint many years ago.

Awesome I can't wait for the next video, I used to have a 76 2 dr Electra what a beast all the emission Crap was taken off and she would fly.

Great find! Your really lucky finding 2 door full size cars up your way! Most of the full size cars around here were mostly 4 doors!

Love that Buick 225" long Electra 225 I keep extra motor and transmission for my electric 225 set of stage 1 heads

I just picked up a 1969 buick wildcat with a 430 in it, it sat for 15+ years. The engine in the video sounds awesome

I love those old Buick’s. It would have been a gorgeous car new.

When I was a punk we had a new '69 225 coupe and then later a '69 convertible with the 430 cu. in. in them. Nice rides.

Looking forward to seeing more vids on this ole girl

27:45 if you have the nut flush with the ends of the threads, you run less of a chance of boogering the threads. I use that same technique to pull flywheels off mowers. And on the ignition, there's a pot metal rack that turns with the gear on the end of the key shaft, looks like a old time bottle opener. Those are good at breaking

My Dad had one of these. He bought it new and Hauled in and out Boston every day for years on the South East Expressway. I remember him bringing it in for a service check before a long trip. They replaced all the rocker arms and the shafts. We then hooked up a Holiday Rambler camper which back then probably weighed 7500lbs to it and took it cross country for at least a month. We went down through the South and then across and then North to Montana. The next leg we went through Canada where I was bit by a Mosquito and ended up with ensepholitus which led to double vision. So trip was cut short to go back to Boston for Children's Hospital . I then remember in 1976 with camper in tow we took it to Florida. Plus alot of other weekly camping trips. MAN THAT CAR WAS A TANK.....I remember when he replaced it he held onto to it for a while ,guessing for sentimental reasons for all the trips. Last time I heard it run it sounded just like that as the exhaust had rotted off. Not sure what he did with it after that. Thanks for the video !

Lunar Outlaws garage, home of the land yachts :D

Small tuning on that qjet and timing on that 70 model 455 you get exactly 400hp and 516lbft of torque. Watch Nick's garage video on the 455 he threw on the dyno.

Brian - those cars were affectionately called "duece and a quarter" for 225 (2-25)! Waz there any silverfish in that one's carpet? That was a great episode - I love will it run! I remember all the old folks had those in the day

good job getting her running! really enjoy your hard work my man. take care.

I’m a big Buick fan too. Worked at a Buick dealer in the early mid 70’s. Great cars in their day. Yes that engine was a torque monster.

We had a 1970 Electra very similar to this with the 455. The odometer quit working at 96,000 miles and we drove it for 10 years after that!

I had a 225 Buick Electra when I was 17 , changed the quaderjet carb and did a quarter mile long one tire burnout

Awesome land yacht!! My dad had a 68 with the 430.

The round key is for the trunk and doors. Make sure the teeth on the keys are always facing down. On the square ignition key, it faces down/slightly forward. 🙃😁 Those cylinders looked great, I cannot believe it fired up that quick n easy! You'll wanna shoot some lubricant in there when the plugs are out, that way you aren't turning over a completely bone dry engine. Great car!

We had the Estate Wagon version, a real unicorn, one of the 26 that left the factory with the three-on-the-tree behind the 455.

Did you pull the distributor cap and clean and set the points before you started it? If you didn't you were lucky, They like to corrode when the car is sitting for a long time ! Part of my procedure for starting old cars is cleaning the points because I have only had one revival that started without cleaning the points! And it also started in drive while I was hot wiring it and took me for a ride! Those GM tilt columns are all the same for years, In fact Mopar bought tilt columns from GM so they're the same too! Hopefully the brake lines aren't all rotted off of it that's another thing I do to all of my revivals is replace all of the hard lines on the brakes, If one breaks they're usually all about too! plus all of the wheel cylinders usually start leaking right away!

This is my first visit to your channel. I like what I saw, have subbed.

Too easy!!! Love the Buick! Keep saving them!

Lunar in the morning!! Great way to start the week!!🤗🤓

2:40 OMG it's a dream car. Dude I envy you.

i sold craftsman tools at sears here in canada before we closed,...i miss it. i replaced quite a few tools under lifetime warranty. craftsman was sold off to another company, i cant remember now, but yeah some wrenches that were 40 plus years old got warrantied.

Walter P. Chrysler started at Buick then he became V.P at General Motors then he started his own Motor company making Plymouth as the first Chrysler car in the 1920s.

Nice find, 100% approval! ;)

Really cool car, look forward to seeing what you can do with it. Weird that Buick is truck only today isn’t it? I don’t think the 71-72 drop in power is quite so bad since they changed from gross to net, but it’s still lower and worse.

Just came from AAR and Randy's shout out to you and saw this video, which I am definitely watching as the second car I ever owned was a 1970 Buick Wildcat with the 4455 cu in motor, Unfortunately it was used and rusted out terribly up here in Canada.

What a find, love VGG too😀🇳🇴 New here, subscribed, have a 400 in my Chevy Caprice Classic 1976, 4 door boat😎🇺🇸

I laughed when yo said you could daylight through the floor on the drivers side, exactly where my rusted out, I was young and broke just threw a piece plywood under the carpet and kept going.

Just to add I was 4 years old when we went to the Wilkie Buick dealership downtown to go get the car brand new I believe we had the 4:30 in that which was also a good engine beautiful sound the 455 is nice sounding engine too love to hear them run at idle

Excellent video :) also 455 Cubic Inches V8 with Turbo 400 3 speed Automatic or Turbo 700SR 4speed Automatic transmission with 355 or higher ratio rear end there torque in big cars too for sure ! Those cars last long time also lots people keep those cars for years and want parts check with Rock Auto !

Engine sounds a bit off . Might need a tune up and service. But overall it’s a great project car .do any welding and a full clean up and engine service and she is perfecto and a beauty. Here in the UK there’s always interest in them.

My Bro in law had a green on green with white interior duce and a quarter. He bought it new in '70 and it would out run just about everything on the road of that time period.

Great channel. This is as interesting as Vice Grip Garage channel. Thanks for sharing these.

Oh my gosh you got my car I'm looking for a 1969 like my mom bought brand new from Wilkie Buick a 70 or 71 even would love to have the 69 or 70 beautiful shape I was brought up on those cars 10 years old I was going up under the hood with my dad then he had a 72 Skylark which was real fast just tapped into your video real nice video and I see you having acquaintance with Vise grip garage one of my favorites

She's a thing of wonder! Good going.

bro,im right with ya,buicks very nice desighed cars almost up to chevys corvette...the boattail...nice

Much support as always lunaroutlaw keep up the great work

My Wildcat was a Dark Green, had power windows, which was very cool in the 70's.

So much want. I want a 70 2-door Electra or Wildcat to park next to my 70 GS 455 Stage 1, and cruise with it!

Sweet ride! reminds me of my brothers 72 caprice.

Nice Buick Electra,I had one that was a little older than yours but it was nice,it didn't have electric windows just manual & it had a 400 engine with the 400 transmission but the engine threw a rod & I was going to take the 455 out of my dad's 73 olds 98 but I didn't get the chance to bcause I moved to Kansas city

Looks like you definitely have a go into town rig

72 was the first year of being rated in NET horsepower and torque output instead of being rated in GROSS power outputs which is why the power ratings dropped so much.

I had a 69 coupe of this with the 430 engine. Loved this car.

Great find on the... Torque Monster!

Yea this is real nice. 70 Buick fullsize. Bring it home power wash it and put it on the lift.

Cars like these got parked because of how much gas they used, so maybe you did get a good one.

Love the old rims and spats ... gorgeous car badges on the vynil top suggest limited edition ?

I had a1968 Electra 225 convertible. Dark brown metallic. With a white top. It had a 430 4 barrel, turbo 400 trans. Paid 200 bucks for it and it was in beautiful shape.

I’m liking all the KZfaq attention the 430 and 455 Buick’s are getting lately. Makes my 67 worth more ;)

The biggest problem with 455's was oiling- at high RPM they would cavitate and starve the bearings.

Beautiful, I would enjoy cleaning that up.

I love cars from this era. I grew up in the 70’s, watching my father and grandfather work on them. The only drawback on this car is, it’s a 2 door.

a two door ?sweet! love those cars

LOVE the old Buicks!

24:51 the door locks by itself ! SUPER CREEPY ! omggggg ! ! .. that made my skin crawl

Good job getting it running! Great 455 Buick big block!😁👍🛠️

Nice auto! get her on the road and feel the smooth ride☺️

Excellent job bro